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Box Office: Poor opening for Ranbir Kapoor's Besharam

Last updated on: October 07, 2013 19:00 IST
Ranbir Kapoor in Besharam

Last week's release Besharam opened well when it released on Wednesday, October 2, but its box office collections dropped almost immediately due to poor word of mouth. 

The Ranbir Kapoor-starrer was panned by critics and failed to draw in audiences.  

Meanwhile, recent releases like Warning, Maziii, Raqt: A Rishta, Prague and Supermodel got bumped out of theatres barely a week after their release, due to dismal collections.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict for the week.

Besharam

Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Pallavi Sharda

Director: Abhinav Singh Kashyap

What works: The Kapoors.

What doesn't: Weak storyline, mindless gags, bad toilet humour.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Poor opening

Read the review here

The Lunchbox

Last updated on: October 07, 2013 19:00 IST
Movie poster of The Lunchbox

Cast: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Director: Ritesh Batra

What works: Story, treatment, performances

What doesn't: Abrupt end.

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Hit

Read the review here

Phata Poster Nikla Hero

Last updated on: October 07, 2013 19:00 IST
Shahid Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz in Phata Poster Nikla Hero

Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Ileana D'Cruz

Director: Rajkumar Santoshi

What works: Shahid Kapoor

What doesn't: Cliched templates, lazy direction

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Flop

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Grand Masti

Last updated on: October 07, 2013 19:00 IST
Movie poster of Grand Masti

Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Sonali Kulkarni, Manjari Fadnis, Karishma Tanna, Kainaat Arora, Maryam Zakaria, Bruna Abdullah

Director: Indra Kumar

What works: Vulgar jokes, hot girls, good performances from the lead cast.

What doesn't: Not meant for a family audience.

Number of weeks: 3

BO verdict: Hit

Read the review here